It is situated in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant, south-east of the town of Uden.

[3] Volkel is known for Volkel Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as well as the amusement park BillyBird Park Hemelrijk [nl].

[4] In 1940, a military airport was built near Volkel by the Germans.

During Operation Market Garden, the airport was bombed many times.

The damage was repaired afterwards, and it first served as an Allied airport and later it became Volkel Air Base.